The Discovery of Kepler's laws : the interaction of science, philosophy, and religion

This text examines the religious, philosophical and empirical factors that informed Kepler's thought and works. It seeks to reassess Kepler's importance in the histories of religion, philosophy and science.Ler mais...

pt. 1. Kepler's System of Thought. 1. Kepler's Religious Ideas. 2. Kepler's Philosophical Ideas. 3. Kepler's Scientific Ideas --
pt. 2. The Discovery of the Laws. 4. The Acceptance of Copernicanism. 5. The Development of a Truly Heliocentric View. 6. The Vicarious Hypothesis and Its Failure. 7. The Final Break with Geocentrism. 8. The Discovery of the Second Law. 9. The Discovery of the First Law.